A/N: I just couldn't leave them alone. No, these aren't the actual scenes. They're just ones that I've made up from the Breaking Dawn quotes. The chapters won't be long, and they'll be in my style, not Stephenie Meyer's, so it probably isn't very accurate. Have fun reading my crazy predictions!
Sorry it wasn't out sooner. Blame Much Music and superbly written fanfictions that kept me distracted. I'm a sucker for a good all human.
I've had such a hard time with this chapter!! The quote is so…open. It could be anything!! Stupid mysterious quotes…
Posted: July 31, 2008 - 5:55 PM
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine. Everything in bold is direct from Breaking Dawn.
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Edward: "You look so guilty—like you've committed a crime."
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The car zoomed towards the Cullen's house – the house Edward insisted that I call home. I sighed, no matter how long I spent apart from Edward; I couldn't build up a tolerance to not having him. Every time we weren't together felt painful. Like he had kept half of my heart when I had to leave. I felt that now.
"Can't you hurry?" I whined to the driver of the yellow Porsche. The driver chuckled and sped up; we were now going eighty over the speed limit, instead of the fifty we were going before. I didn't even know cars could go this fast!
"I take it back!" I yelped. The driver chuckled and let up a little, settling to sixty above the limit. I took a gulp of unneeded air.
"You're desire to see Edward is amplifying my desire to see Alice." Jasper complained.
"I wanna see Rose!" Emmett whined from the backseat. Emmett, who had been silent the whole ride decided to speak up.
"Okay, while we're al pining over our respective other halves, let's go over the rules again." I said, turning around in my seat so I could see both Jasper and Emmett. They both nodded.
"You two have to censor your thoughts from Edward. At all costs. Don't be suspicious about it; just…don't think about it. This little meeting never happened."
"Why can't you just block our thoughts?" Emmett asked. Ever since our first run in with the Volturi, I had slowly gained control of my power. I can now block certain thoughts from certain people, but Edward can tell when I do. He says it's like I'm covering the information with black paper. It's hard to see, but it can be found when you look.
"He'll know we're hiding something, and you know Edward – if he finds out we're hiding something he will get it out of us eventually." Emmett pouted.
"But it would be so much easier if we could!" He cried. Jasper rolled his eyes.
"Quit being such a baby Emmett." He chided. We were approaching Edward's hearing range.
"Okay, quick, remember what we were doing today?" I asked.
"We were planning Edward's -" Emmett started.
"Emmett!!"
"Fine. We went out of state to do some hunting." He said, crossing his arms and slumping back into his seat.
"Good boy." I praised with a smile. He rolled his eyes but a smile crept onto his face. He was my big brother, same with Jasper, and I loved them both.
We drove the rest of the way home in silence. I knew that the boys were rehearsing the lie, going over the fake images in their head, making it seem real to Edward.
As soon as Jasper parked his wife's car we were out looking for our spouses. Jasper immediately headed towards their room, knowing his wife would probably be in her closet. Emmett went to the garage.
"Rosie?" He called, disappearing into the large ten car garage. I headed towards the living room. No matter where we moved, Esme proudly displayed Edward's piano in the living room.
I wasn't disappointed. There was Edward, sitting at his piano. His fingers were flying over the keys, producing the most beautiful song I'd ever heard. I figured that Edward hadn't hard me over the song and I crept forward, trying not to disturb him.
I was half way across the room before he noticed, or acknowledged me.
"Hello love." He said, not stopping the music for a moment. I chuckled and sat down beside him on the piano bench.
"Hello." I rested my head on his shoulder and he let his head lean on mine. I sighed. It was moments like this when life was perfect. We stayed kike that until the song drifted to a close.
"That was beautiful." I commented.
"Thank you. I wrote it for you." I was startled by the confession.
"Another one?" I asked. I abruptly realized that that sounded rude and ungrateful. "I mean, I love it. I just…" Edward chuckled at my lack of words.
"I think I understand." He said. "Think of it as a…companion to your lullaby."
"Okay. Thank you." I said, kissing his softly.
"Mm, your welcome." He said when we broke apart. "So, what did you do today?" I prayed silently that my lying had gotten better since my change.
"Jasper drove Emmett and I out of state to do some hunting." I said, trying to sound casual. Edward narrowed his eyes slightly. Stupid observant husband!
"Okay. How about you tell the truth now?" He asked and I sighed.
"That is the truth. Scouts honor!" He rolled his eyes.
"Bella, you still suck at lying. Now seriously, tell me!" I squirmed in my seat. "You look so guilty—like you've committed a crime." I flinched at his choice of words.
"Promise not to get mad?"
"Of course."
"We're…planning your birthday party." I braced myself for his reaction, scrunching my eyes closed. I heard his chuckle and I opened my eyes to see a bemused Edward.
"You were worried I'd get mad over that?" He asked. I nodded, ashamed at myself for thinking he was going to blow up. Edward sighed. "I'm not thrilled. Vampires don't usually celebrate birthdays, since we're, you know, dead. But if that's something you want to do…" I squealed.
"Thank you Edward!" I said, throwing my arms around his neck. He laughed.
"But just so you know. If you're throwing me a birthday party, I'll have to throw one for you as well." I was uncomfortable about that, but that's only fair.
"That's fair."
"I get to plan Bella's birthday party!" Alice yelled. Lovely.
A/N: As always, please review!
-Maggie